Odd analogy

I don't know if I'm just not very perceptive or if I'm just an oddball or if I just don't know a whole lot about turkeys, but I've never really been able to definately correlate a turkey's age with the amount of difficulty involved in killing him.
Course I've never really gotten to hunt turkeys in Alabama or Tennessee that would qualify as being "non-pressured"
It's hasn't happened to me very many times, but the turkey in the picture below was one of those that actually tried to "run me over" I shot him at about six or seven steps after he finally made me out and turned and took off running the other direction. This was right at the end of the Tennessee season last year. According to where he lived, I'd say he lived a good part of his life on public land. He also spent enough time close to a blacktop road that I would guess that he got called to from the road about everyday and probably shot at a couple times. I know if you ever drove by him and slowed down that joker would run like he had been kicked in the arse end. I just caught him on the right day.

I don't think he was a 2 year old. I used to think turkeys were real smart. The longer I hunt them the more I'm led to believe that a lot of them are just crazy, age not withstanding.
I've honestly never been able to tell much of a difference between public land and private land birds either. Once they get fooled with a time or two they all get pretty nervous.

Brent- Don't get caught up in the length of those spurs, jakes have those long ones too sometimes.

When you can pet turkeys on public land you'll understand the mindset of 2 year olds.

Two actually.....1) get my 12 year old his first bird 2) get my first bird. In that order!!!!!!!

Good goal, but I think you've got the order reversed IMO.. After you get one or ten, you'll be in a better place to get him one. Either way you'll have fun.

1) GET to turkey hunt!

2) First turkey

My number one goal is to spend a little more time with my boys in the woods and make it enjoyable for them. I want them to not feel pressured being out there and remember the fun they had.

Killing any longbeard has always felt more like kissing a cheerleader to me.

Chase as many as I can and have a blast doing it.

^^^That's funny right there. Good one.

You are right....thats why i will have a buddy come and call for the 12 year old until he gets his. Then i will go about trying to kill one myself.

To kill my first turkey, Ill be giving it all i got. There everywere, but somehow couldnt seal the deal last year

It's a rough game. Let one of the local Jackson county experts come help you. You'll cut the learning curve in half by allowing someone who knows what they are doing hunt with you.

My goal is to just have fun. This involves me killing 2-3 birds, dad killing a few, and getting to spend a lot of time chasing gobblers.
With my work I don't get to go much so I just like getting to go. Also don't have any places that is a guarantee see or hear a bird.

Tag out in TN and Al with the 410 this year. I also want both daughters to put ones eyes out.

I'm gonna kill more turkeys this year than BrentM and Jughead combined. Thats my goal.

You couldn't tote the beards off the birds that BrentM will kill this year son.

He has been my mentor for a year, so I think its time for the student to teach the master a thing or two.

Good luck with that pal. I thought I was getting somewhere with my turkey hunting year before last when he only killed one more bird than I did. He showed me who was still boss last year though.

Oh snap, that's a vodoo in the making right there.